The John Clay Wolfe Show | Episode #7 | 01/30/16 Hour 1

Air Date: February 11, 2026
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Listen On: Podbean / GiveMeTheVIN.com

Episode Overview

In this lively hour, John Clay Wolfe and his regular crew debate complicated relationships, share insider car business stories, riff on oddball auction characters, discuss economic downturns, and sprinkle in healthy doses of humor and offbeat anecdotes. No topic is too taboo: they dish on relationships, cars, sports, drugs, and the quirks of their industry—always with hilarious commentary and honest talk that stays (mostly) FCC-safe.

Main Topics & Key Segments

1. The JD & "Just Friends" Saga

• [00:20-09:33]
  John is obsessed with JD's ambiguous relationship status. The crew debates whether JD and his female "friend" are really platonic, especially after seeing vacation pictures from the romantic “Honeymoon Islands.”
  • Quote:
    • “This is your girlfriend, dude. It’s okay to have a girlfriend.” – John Clay Wolfe [02:01]
    • “Have you never banged this girl?” – John Clay Wolfe [02:17]
• JD’s son, Rob, calls in to weigh in, but even he isn't sure (“I think they’re dating, but I don’t think anything else is going on.” [08:14]).
• The conversation spins into stories about chasing relationships “too far,” and the difference between, as John jokes, a “bitch and a whore.”
  • Memorable Moment:
    • John’s tongue-in-cheek: “A whore screws everybody, and a bitch screws everybody but you.” [05:29]

2. Used Car Appraisals and Dealer Talk

• [09:43-14:55]
  Caller Rob from Lafayette (JD’s son) pitches two cars (’04 Navigator & ’06 Mercedes C230) to John. They discuss the pitfalls of air suspension in Navigators, real-world repair costs, and the current pressures in the used car market.
  • Quote:
    • “It’s a four grand rig… That’s the money I’m looking at.” – John Clay Wolfe [11:34]
  • Rob reveals he is liquidating inventory due to the oilfield slump, leading into a discussion about broad economic signals.

3. Economic Warnings & Auction Market Slowdown

• [15:01-19:59]
  Brad shares inside info about upcoming railroad furloughs, a classic early-indicator of recession.
  • Quote:
    • “There’s furloughs coming… Meaning firings.” – Brad [15:38]
  • John gives a sobering story about a once-rich oilman losing his fortune due to industry collapse and personal guarantees:
    • “At $400 million, how do you go down?” – John Clay Wolfe [16:57]
• They compare the 2008 financial crisis to risky car loan practices, warning of possible trouble in the subprime auto lending world.

4. Drugs in Cars & Smugglers’ “Paranoia”

• [24:23-28:13]
  John’s team finds a hidden compartment with crack cocaine in a recently purchased auction car, prompting jokes and legal hypotheticals.
  • Quote:
    • “Did this come out of a ‘02 Hyundai…or a 2010 Escalade?” – John Clay Wolfe [25:10]
    • “No, that would be illegal, John.” – Brad [25:56], when asked if the show can give away the found crack as a prize.
• Brad recounts the viral story of two pot smugglers so high they called 911 on themselves because they believed (wrongly) that police were following them.

5. Auction Characters & Industry Color

• [29:03-32:39]
  The hosts describe the eccentric personalities at auto auctions: a former auction boss now always in a wheelchair, and a “baby arm guy” (with a tiny, underdeveloped arm).
  • Quote:
    • “It would be like having a foot glued on your shoulder is what it looks like. I’ll be damn.” – John Clay Wolfe [31:19]
• They joke about how corporate car managers now often have clueless “assistants,” diluting real expertise.

6. Super Bowl Talk & Awkward Fan Rap

• [32:39-34:42]
  The crew reviews Super Bowl predictions—Broncos vs. Panthers—a $100 bet is confirmed, and John debuts a cringeworthy viral white-guy Panthers “rap.”
  • Quote:
    • “And that’s why white people don’t need to rap.” – Brad [34:33]

7. OG Kush vs. OG Samples

• [34:42-35:44]
  They compare a homemade “OG Kush” rap song by their acquaintance “MC Point Blank” with its obvious inspiration, H-Town’s “Chronic 8,” discussing borrowed musical “hooks.”

8. Insights into a Softening Market

• [36:49-38:43]
  John notes a suspiciously slow day (“The lanes are dead, the phones are dead, the stores are dead. There’s something up.” [36:49]). He warns of dealers going bust overnight and describes his business as “all cash—no borrowing.”

9. Celebrity and Stock Show Encounters

• [38:43-39:53] Brett recounts riding an elevator with Randy Owen (Alabama frontman), missing dinner but bringing his daughter to meet him at the Fort Worth Rodeo.
  • Quote:
    • “Hey, you’re a good dad.” – John Clay Wolfe [38:43]

10. Listener Q&A — Used Truck Advice

• [41:20-43:38]
  Caller Nancy from Lake Arthur, LA, asks for advice about buying a high-mileage ’07 Ford F150 for her son. John’s advice: it’s a fair deal, just check the engine, transmission, and seat wear.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Riffing on Relationships
  • “It’s okay to have a girlfriend. Even if you’re 70, right? Even if you’re gay, it’s okay to have a girlfriend.” – John Clay Wolfe [02:08]
• Economic Foreboding
  • “The oil field, the economic slide is creeping up on us.” – John Clay Wolfe [12:33]
  • “He personally guaranteed his notes on the oil…when the oil price flipped…it flipped him.” – John Clay Wolfe [16:57]
• On Auction Tough Talk
  • “Normally this time of year, they’re fighting over those cars…they were not doing that yesterday.” – John Clay Wolfe [17:32]

Timestamps of Key Segments

| Time | Segment Description | |--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:20 | JD’s “only friends” saga and speculation | | 09:40 | Car appraisals and market talk with Rob | | 15:35 | Economic indicators—railroad furloughs, oilfield collapse | | 24:35 | Crack cocaine found in car; ‘Dumb & Dumber’ drug bust story | | 29:03 | Auction characters ("baby arm guy" and wheelchair boss) | | 32:39 | Super Bowl prediction bet; Panthers fan rap | | 34:42 | OG Kush song vs. original beat | | 36:49 | Market slowdown—dealer busts, all-cash warnings | | 38:43 | Randy Owen elevator encounter and Fort Worth Rodeo | | 41:20 | Caller Nancy seeks used truck advice for her teenage son |

Tone & Delivery

Candid, bawdy, and irreverently funny, with a mix of offhand wisdom and radio banter. Listeners get both inside access to the car auction world and a front row seat for the hosts' colorful personalities and unscripted camaraderie. The show’s blend of car business, relationship banter, and not-so-PC humor makes for a unique, authentically Texan sound.

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